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I had coasted along the loall of the orchard--turned its angle:

there was a gate just there, opening into the meadow, between two

stone pillars crowned by stone balls From behind one pillar I

could peep round quietly at the full front of the mansion I

advanced my head with precaution, desirous to ascertain if any

bedroo

front--all from this sheltered station were atoverhead perhaps watched ht They must have considered I

was very careful and tirew very

bold and reckless A peep, and then a long stare; and then a

departure fro out into the reat aze towards it "What affectation of diffidence was this at

first?" they ardlessness now?"

Hear an illustration, reader

A lover finds his li her He steals

softly over the grass, careful to

she has stirred: he withdraws: not for worlds would he be seen